SAT Word List # SAT/M238

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Word Explanations monogamy, reluctance, midwife, material, triumvir, epigram, emporium, working-man, gourmand, coercion

Explanation of monogamy (noun)
form: no plural
the habit of pairing or having but one mate

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Explanation of reluctance (noun)
unwillingness

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Explanation of midwife (noun)
form: midwives
a woman who makes a business of assisting at childbirth

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Explanation of material (noun)
form: materials
that of which anything is composed or may be constructed

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Explanation of triumvir (noun)
forms: triumvirs, triumviri
one of three men united coordinately in public office or authority

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Explanation of epigram (noun)
form: epigrams
a pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation

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Explanation of emporium (noun)
forms: emporiums, emporia
a bazaar or shop

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Explanation of working-man (noun)
one who earns his bread by physical labor

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Explanation of gourmand (noun)
a connoisseur in the delicacies of the table

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Explanation of coercion (noun)
forcible constraint or restraint, moral or physical

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Explain the words monogamy, reluctance, midwife, material, triumvir, epigram, emporium, working-man, gourmand, coercion

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Meaning of monogamy, reluctance, midwife, material, triumvir, epigram, emporium, working-man